It’s thanks to an ingenious escape attempt in 1962 by Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers that most people have forgotten ...

A Denver-based cryptocurrency investor has unveiled plans to build a 450-foot statue of the Greek god Prometheus on Alcatraz Island — a project that, if realized, would tower over San Francisco Bay ...

A homeowner in Jackson Township says he’s getting death threats for his politically-themed Halloween decorations — with one person going as far as threatening to burn his house down. The decorations ...

Florida property tax to be eliminated for seniors under new proposal 'We have to prioritise South Africans': Anti-migrant movement blocks foreigners from healthcare Routine school day turns tragic as ...

Movie enthusiasts would perhaps remember Escape from Alcatraz, a 1979 movie based on a true story of the breakout attempt by Anglin brothers, John and Clarence, and Frank Morris to escape the then ...

For several decades, Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay has attracted the public to tour an aging, infamous prison whose inmate roster included Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly. But ...

A federal judge has ordered the closure and dismantlement of the South Florida Detention Facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, the federal migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades that ...

From "Alligator Alcatraz" to a new "Deportation Depot," Florida says it is leading the way in enforcing federal immigration laws. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state will open ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. The Trump administration has made a point of trumpeting Florida’s “Alligator ...

The original Alcatraz housed convicted federal prisoners, while the new facility detains individuals under immigration enforcement, often without legal representation. Critics argue that the new ...